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Title: 12.9-Inch iPad Air No Longer Expected to Feature Mini-LED Display Post by: HCK on April 25, 2024, 04:05:09 pm 12.9-Inch iPad Air No Longer Expected to Feature Mini-LED Display
Apple's upcoming 12.9-inch iPad Air (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-air/) will feature an LCD display like its smaller sibling, according to Display Supply Chain Consultants (https://www.displaysupplychain.com/) CEO and analyst Ross Young. (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2023/10/iPad-Air-12.9-Inch-Feature.jpg) Earlier this month, Young said that the larger ‌iPad Air‌ would feature a mini-LED display (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/18/12-9-inch-ipad-air-mini-led-display-rumor/) like the current iPad Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-pro/) of the same size. The existing 10.9-inch ‌iPad Air‌ is equipped with a standard LCD panel, and the move to mini-LED technology for the 12.9-inch model would have provided increased brightness for HDR content, deeper blacks, lower power consumption, and more. He said the 12.9-inch ‌iPad Air‌ would use leftover mini-LED display panels from the 12.9-inch ‌iPad Pro‌, with the 10.9-inch model sticking with LCDs. Now, in a post to subscribers (https://x.com/dsccross/status/1783153530678944154?s=46&t=7hGG_t1VNNuDJze42Vj_-w) on X (formerly Twitter), he said that this is no longer expected to be the case due to the panel's high cost, despite confirmation from multiple supply chain sources. As a result, both ‌iPad Air‌ models will feature LCD displays, clearly delineating them from the ‌iPad Pro‌, which is expected to move to OLED. However, Young added that there may be a new iPad (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/) model with a 12.9-inch mini-LED display introduced in the fourth quarter of 2024. Speculatively, the device could be a high-end ‌iPad Air‌, a low-end ‌iPad Pro‌, or something else entirely. Next-generation ‌iPad Air‌ and ‌iPad Pro‌ models are expected to be announced at Apple's "Let loose" event (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/23/apple-event-let-loose-may-7/) on May 7.<div class="linkback">Related Roundup: iPad Air (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-air/)</div><div class="linkback">Tags: Mini-LED (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/mini-led/), 2024 iPad Air (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/2024-ipad-air/)</div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: iPad Air (Don't Buy) (https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iPad-Air)</div><div class="linkback">Related Forum: iPad (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/ipad.137)</div> This article, "12.9-Inch iPad Air No Longer Expected to Feature Mini-LED Display (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/24/12-9-inch-ipad-air-will-not-feature-mini-led/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/12-9-inch-ipad-air-no-longer-expected-to-feature-mini-led-display.2424821/) in our forums Source: 12.9-Inch iPad Air No Longer Expected to Feature Mini-LED Display (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/24/12-9-inch-ipad-air-will-not-feature-mini-led/) |